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Composite bull and elephant stone sculpture at Vittala Temple, Hampi, India. Carved between 1300 - 1500 CE, this sculpture has a bull on the left and an elephant on the right with a single representation of the head.

A supposed portrait of Saladin (1137 - 1193 CE). Made by Ismail al-Jazari (1136 – 1206 CE) before 1185 CE.

Equestrian statue of Saladin (1137 - 1193 CE) in the Citadel, Damascus, Syria. Unveiled 1993 CE.

A map depicting the Fourth Crusader Invasion of Egypt from 1168 - 1169 CE. This invasion led to the Zengid conquest of Egypt under the leadership of Shirkuh and Saladin (1137 - 1193 CE).

A miniature painting of King Amalric of Jerusalem (r. 1163 - 1174 CE). From a manuscript Histoire d'Outremer, by William of Tyre (c. 1130 - 1186 CE). Made c. 1232 and 1261 CE. (British Library)

Shiite calligraphy depicting Caliph Ali (r. 656-661 CE) as the Lion of God.

A map showing the territories held and lost by the Fatimids between 960 and 1100 CE.

A map that depicts major events and the routes of Crusader and Zengid armies during the Third Crusader Invasion of Egypt from 1166 - 1167 CE, which culminated in the battle of al-Babein and the Siege of Alexandria.

A map of the Second Crusader invasion of Egypt in 1164 CE that depicts the routes of the armies of both the Crusaders and Zengid Dynasty.

The eastern and the tallest Gopuram (also known as Rajagopuram) at the entrance of the Arunachaleshwara Temple in Tiruvannamalai, India. It has 11 stories on a base made of granite, measuring 135 ft (41 m) by 98 ft (30 m). It was begun by...